Program

18 Sep 2014 20:00 - 22:00

Czech Jazz Nights at the Spice of Life: Vít Křišťan Trio

The Vít Křišťan Trio, consisting of Vít Křišťan (piano), Jaromír Honzák (double bass) and Roman Vícha (drums) is coming to London to introduce their debut album Imprints. The album, with Czech, Scandinavian, Polish and American influences, was recorded by Vít Křišťan after finishing his studies in Poland and Denmark and some of the pieces were composed during his stay in New York. It’s a multigenre album also influenced by contemporary jazz as well as classical music with lively instrumental and vocal compositions.

Vít Křišťan is a talented twenty seven year old musician from
Pelhřimov. He studied Classical piano at the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory in
Prague, and continued studying in Katowice, Poland, and in Denmark. He has been
involved with several different music groups and in 2013 won the Czech music
award Anděl for the Best jazz & blues album with theInner Spaces Quintet
featuring David Dorůžka. Imprints is his debut release.

Roman
Vícha is one of the most active of contemporary Czech drummers. His energetic
style covers many musical genres, from jazz and blues through pop to hip hop. At the
moment, he plays with many diverse music groups, such as Toxique, Muff, Private
Earthquake and the Vít Křišťan Trio.

Jaromír
Honzák is a leadingCzech double bass player and experienced musician who has worked with many
significant Czech and international personalities. Besides playing in the Vít
Křišťan Trio he leads the bands J.H.Quartet and the quartet Face of
the Bass. He teaches double bass and improvisation in the jazz department of the
Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.

2014 is a remarkable year for Czech music, with over sixty prominent
Czech composers, performers and musical organizations celebrating anniversaries
– from Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Leoš Janáček, Bohuslav Martinů and
Josef Suk to Rafael Kubelík and Milada Šubrtová to the Prague Symphony
Orchestra and the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava.
Years ending with the number 4 have been traditionally recognised as years of
music since 1924.

The Year of Czech Music 2014 programme has been initiated by the Ministry of
Culture of the Czech Republic in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Ministry of Education and Ministry for Regional Development with the
objective to support projects promoting Czech music in the Czech Republic and
abroad.